Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho hit out at Chelsea for being defensive
Eden Hazard netted from the penalty spot to sink the Red Devils at Wembley in a 1-0 win.
United struggled to get going, with Mourinho missing Romelu Lukaku, who only managed a 20-minute cameo at the end of the game.
And the Red Devils manager has hit out at his old side, claiming Antonio Conte’s Chelsea didn’t deserve to win.
Mourinho said: "I congratulate them because they won but I don't think they deserved to win.
"I congratulated them. I am Manchester United manager and I have to be respectful, not just because they are my previous club but because they are the opponents today but I think we deserved to win.
Eden Hazard netted from the penalty spot to sink Man Utd at Wembley
This is how they normally play - with a bit of ambition in their counter-attack
Jose Mourinho
"I am quite curious to know what you say or what people write because if my team plays like Chelsea did I can imagine what people would say. I am quite curious.
"This is how they normally play - with a bit of ambition in their counter-attack.
"They are not stupid, they went a bit more defensive after going 1-0 up.
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"It was a bit hard for us to play without Lukaku against a team that defends with nine players. You need that presence. Every defeat hurts but I go home with the feeling we gave everything. No regrets.
"They know our team without Lukaku or Fellaini does not have a presence so putting eight or nine players in front of the box they knew they would be dominant in that direct football. We tried everything by other ways but they had a huge block of compacted players.
"The image of the game is that David de Gea did not touch the ball. He touched the ball in the net."